Ethna Felten, director of economic development services at Fingal County Council, provides advice to small businesses in the tourism sector on how to engage visitors, get them to stay longer in their area and get them to spend more.

Dr Tom Linihan co-founded Seapoint Clinic with Dr Ed O’Flaherty with the goal of breaking the traditional mould of dentistry. They now employ at team of 32 at their Blackrock, Co Dublin practice and plan to take the brand to a number of regional centres around the country over the next three years.

Garden waste recycling company Mulch has opened what it says is Ireland’s first drive-through under-cover green waste centre as well as a new retail store in a 12,000 sq ft facility in Coolock, north Co Dublin.

The co-working initiative for tech start-ups Dogpatch Labs is to develop over 8,000 sq ft of new space in the 200 year old vaults below the CHQ building in Dublin’s Docklands in a new partnership with Ulster Bank.

Young Irish company Yogandha has secured a listing in high-end retailer Harvey Nichols’ seven stores in Dublin and the UK for its 100pc natural body and mood boosting aromatherapy oil range Mind Body Therapy.

Thirty Munster-based food start-ups are to create 65 new jobs as a result of taking part in the Food Academy programme, which is a collaboration between Bord Bia, SuperValu, Local Enterprise Offices and County Councils in Cork and Kerry.

Boots Ireland is collaborating with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) on the further development of the new Boots Alcohol Detox Service - the first programme of its kind to be made available in pharmacies here.

An Post has installed a new ‘access all’ counter in 12 of its post offices, which it designed in conjunction with the Irish Wheelchair Association and is rolling out across the national network as offices are renovated or new ones open.

Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel & Spa in Adare, Co Limerick has been given a four-star rating by Fáilte Ireland after a €1m refurbishment project.
The property was opened 40 years ago by Mary and Dick Fitzgerald as a four-bedroomed bed and breakfast (B&B) to supplement their farming income.

Irish company City Tiles & Bathrooms has invested €100,000 in expanding and renovating its Ballymount, Dublin store and taken on six new staff in response to a lift in the construction and renovation sector in Leinster.

Galway based medical devices company Neuravi has completed a series B financing round of €19m to advance its device in Europe and the US, which is designed to improve clinical outcomes for stroke patients.

Wicklow-based food company Bombay Pantry has started to supply ready meals to 20 Tesco stores in Dublin and Wicklow, following its participation in the Tesco Taste Bud programme run in partnership with Bord Bia.